empatxar

Borrowed from Occitan empachar, from Old French empeechier, from Latin impedicāre (“to fetter, entangle”). Cognate with English impeach.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.pəˈt͡ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [em.paˈt͡ʃaɾ]

empatxar (first-person singular present empatxo, first-person singular preterite empatxí, past participle empatxat)

1. (transitive) to impede, hinder

   Synonym: impedir

2. (transitive) to give indigestion
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to worry [+ de (object) = about]

   Synonym: preocupar-se

4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to suffer indigestion

   Synonym: indigestar-se

• petjar

• “empatxar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.